Health and Safety Business Partner

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a full-time Health & Safety Business Partner in a UK-wide role.

37.5 hours per week. UK travel is expected.

Join our team

Join our Public Estates team and lead health and safety across a diverse, complex operational portfolio. You will partner with operational directors, guide a team of Operational Safety Advisors and help make 'Safety First, Always' visible in day-to-day decisions. This is an influential role with the opportunity to shape strategy, strengthen a fair and learning culture, and improve how risks are understood and managed across the business.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of Operational Safety Advisors across Public Estates.
• Shape, deliver and monitor the Business Unit Health & Safety Strategic Plan, ensuring priorities are understood and acted on.
• Partner with senior operational leaders and key stakeholders to strengthen safety performance, collaboration and accountability.
• Provide direction on incident investigations, root cause analysis and effective preventive action, ensuring legal and company requirements are met.
• Use insight from performance reviews, employee engagement and site visits to understand the risk profile and drive practical improvement.
• Develop safety campaigns, stand-downs, training and policy improvements, while sharing best practice and supporting work-winning activity.

What you will bring

Essential

• A Level 6 NEBOSH qualification or equivalent.
• Chartered Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, or evidence that you are working towards chartered status.
• Senior-level health and safety experience in a diverse and complex operating business, with strong commercial awareness.
• Experience influencing operational directors and leadership teams, building trusted relationships and turning strategy into practical action.
• A collaborative, consultative and decisive approach, with clear communication and the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Experience supporting culture change, assurance activity, incident investigation, training and continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Experience developing portfolio-wide assurance programmes or undertaking compliance and conformance audits.
• Experience contributing health and safety strategy and solutions to bids or work-winning activity.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply. We may be able to offer development and training to support your growth.

Why join Amey?

At Amey, we work on long-term stable contracts so you can plan a long-term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine. Whether you are starting your career, returning to the workplace or can bring your professional expertise and skills, there is a place for you here.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

• Remuneration - Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you are rewarded for your contributions.
• Career Growth - Build your career through senior health and safety leadership, broader HSEQ opportunities and internal progression.
• Training Opportunities - Unlock your potential with comprehensive training, including fully funded leadership programmes tailored to your personal growth.
• Holidays - Enjoy 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further days.
• Pension - Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey.
• Flexible working - We offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.
• Flexible benefits - Customise your benefits with options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Exclusive Discounts - Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services and more.
• Give Back to community - Two Social Impact Days each year for volunteering and fundraising opportunities.
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant.
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey.

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.

As a disability confident leader, we're proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

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